Lakshman Wickramasekera, Resident Manager

Lakshman Wickramasekera

Resident Manager

Yapahuwa Paradise Resort

Location
Sri Lanka
Education
Bachelor's degree, Food and Beverage operations
Experience
25 years, 10 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :25 years, 10 Months

Resident Manager at Yapahuwa Paradise Resort
  • Sri Lanka
  • January 2011 to March 2012

Worked as the Resident Manager in Yapahuwa Paradise Resort. (Yapahuwa Sri Lanka) from 1 January 2011 to 30 March 2012

Presently I have undertaken an assignment for 1 ½ months in a recruitment firm to select hotel and catering workers to middle east.

General Manager at Mount Breeze Hotel
  • Sri Lanka
  • January 2009 to August 2010

Worked as the General Manager at Mount Breeze Hotel. Mount Lavania Sri Lanka. 1 January 2009 - 30 August 2010


From 27 October to 23 December 2010 I took up a temporary assignment to work as the Catering Manager for the 2nd Asian Beach Games to be held in Muscat Oman for two months.

Assistant Manager at Vadoo Island Resort
  • Maldives
  • August 2005 to June 2006

Assistant Manager at Vadoo Island Resort in the Republic of Maldives 10.8.2005 - 10.6.2006

Industry Related Activities Duration

Assistant Director Trade Standards Division Sri Lanka Tourist Board at Sri Lanka Tourist Board
  • Sri Lanka
  • August 1988 to March 2004

Served as a Member of the Special project committee of the Urban Development Authority of Sri Lanka, which deals in operation of Guest Houses and Restaurants, which belongs to the Urban Development Authority.
August 1998 - May 2001
Worked as the Training Manager at Richard Peiris's and Company "Arpico" (Leading Super Market Chain) Sri Lanka. 1 September 2006 - 20 November 2008

Assistant Director Trade Standards Division Sri Lanka Tourist Board at Inspection of Hotels, Guest Houses and Restaurants
  • Sri Lanka
  • March 1988 to March 2004

01.03.1988 - 05.03.2004
Responsibilities as an assistant Director
• Implementation of Tourist Hotels Code and specified Tourist services Code
• Inspection of Hotels, Guest Houses and Restaurants for Quality and Standards.
• Annually registering and licensing of Hotels, Guest Houses and Restaurants.
• Technically checking of recipes of Food and Beverages and their preparations.
• Advising the Managers of Hotels, Guest Houses and Restaurants to rectify problems or shortcomings of their establishments.

Restaurant and Bar Manager at Sigiriya Village Hotel pvt Ltd:
  • Sri Lanka
  • August 1986 to February 1988

Restaurant and Bar Manager Sigiriya Village Sigiriya Sri Lanka. 12.08.1986 - 12.02.1988


Assistant Director
Trade Standards Division
Sri Lanka Tourist Board
80, Galle Road, Colombo
Sri Lanka.

Assistant Catering Manager at King Khalid Military City
  • Saudi Arabia
  • May 1985 to June 1986

Assistant Catering Manager King Khalid Military City Hafer Al Batin. Saudi Arabia. 05.01.1985 - 30.06.1986

Food & Beverage Manager at Regent Lodge
  • Sri Lanka
  • November 1983 to December 1984

Food & Beverage Manager Regent Lodge Kandy. Sri Lanka. 11.11.1983 - 31.12.1984

Trainee Cook at Tivoli Restaurant
  • Switzerland
  • September 1982 to August 1983

Tivoli Restaurant Kitchen Department Spreitenbach Switzerland 01.09.1982 - 31.08.1983

Restaurant Manager at The Lodge
  • United Arab Emirates
  • January 1982 to June 1982

Restaurant Manager "The Lodge" Habarana Sri Lanka. 01.01.1982 - 28.06.1982

Trainee Cook at Moon Light Beach Hotel Pvt Ltd
  • Sri Lanka
  • March 1977 to August 1977

1. Moon Light Beach Hotel
Trincomalee Sri Lanka
Kitchen Department

2. Mount Lavania Beach Hotel
Mt: Lavania Sri Lanka Food & Beverage rtment

3. Riverdale Hotel
Kandy Sri Lanka
Food & Beverage Department

31.03.1977 - 20.08.1977
15.07.1978 - 12.02.1979
03.08.1979 27.02.1980

Education

Bachelor's degree, Food and Beverage operations
  • at Ceylon Hotel School & Institute of Tourism
  • December 1981

Professional Qualifications and Attainments Duration Management Diploma in Hotel and Catering operations with Specialization in Food and Beverage operations. Ceylon Hotel School & Institute of Tourism - SRI LANKA April 1976 -

Diploma, Comprehensive Tourism
  • at JICA (Japan International coperation agency)
  • December 1981

December 1981 Seminar in Comprehensive Tourism International Tourism Development Institute - JAPAN

Specialties & Skills

food and beverage operations
Catering Operations
Sales Skills Training
Management
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
RECRUITMENT
RESTAURANT MANAGER
TRAINING
URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Languages

English
Expert

Memberships

Served as a Member of the Special project committee of the Urban Development Authority of Sri Lanka, which deals in operation of Guest Houses and Restaurants, which belongs to the Urban Development Authority
  • Member